An aluminum block has a starting temperature of 300oC. The block is placed into 200 milliliters of water, which has a temperature of 20oC. What heat transfer will occur?(1 point)

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Heat will flow from the block to the water until both substances have a temperature between 20 degrees Celsius and 300 degrees Celcius.
Heat will flow from the block to the water until both substances have a temperature between 20 degrees Celsius and 300 degrees Celcius.

Heat will flow from the block to the water until both substances have a temperature of 20 degrees Celcius.
Heat will flow from the block to the water until both substances have a temperature of 20 degrees Celcius.

Heat will flow from the block to the water until both substances have the same temperature as their container.
Heat will flow from the block to the water until both substances have the same temperature as their container.

Heat will flow from the block to the water until both have a temperature of 300oC.

Answer 1

The correct response is:

Heat will flow from the block to the water until both substances have a temperature between 20 degrees Celsius and 300 degrees Celsius.

This is consistent with the principle of heat transfer, where heat moves from a hotter object (the aluminum block at 300°C) to a cooler one (the water at 20°C) until thermal equilibrium is reached, meaning both substances will eventually reach the same temperature. The final temperature will be somewhere between the starting temperatures of the block and the water.